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RUNTIME
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Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Towards Life
1946 0h 12m IT
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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Emilio -an orphan in an by WW II devastated Milan- can take part in a camp for boys called 'Verso la vita'. Slowly but surely the company of the other children helps him regain his lost innocence.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Piero Montagnani
Voice-over
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Dino Risi
- Languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
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The take
Dino Risi directs. Massimo Dallamano behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 280 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Dino Risi, shot by Massimo Dallamano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0216340 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Massimo Dallamano
- Runtime
- 12 min · 0h 12m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
Also by
Dino Risi
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1946-02-10
Also known as
International titles
- Vers la VieFR
